Struggling with alcohol addiction is a reality for many Americans. Alcohol Use Disorder(AUD) affects many families and has caused countless preventable deaths each year. According to the 2019 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 18.1 million adults (ages 18 and older) and 414,000 adolescents (ages 12–17) are battling with AUD. Yet only about 7.9% of adults and 5.0% of youth receive treatment. In the wake of a global pandemic and in years prior, innovative programs aim to make alcohol treatment more accessible and affordable. Online alcohol treatment through AspenRidge AspenRidge Virtual Care has provided support for many families nationwide during a critical time.

If you or a loved one is battling alcohol misuse and are unsure where to turn, online alcohol treatment may be the right fit. We offer an initial consultation to review virtual alcohol rehab and how it can be tailored to fit your needs. For more information, contact us today directly at 720-650-8055.

What Is Telehealth?

Online therapy provides clinical support that can also be used to treat dual-diagnosis like alcohol use disorder. Through online treatment services, clients are provided a fully integrated telemedicine experience. “Telemedicine” or “telehealth” refers to the use of computers, smartphones, or tablets for remote medical services and treatment at your convenience. Telemedicine allows health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients at a distance using telecommunications technology. The approach has been through a striking evolution in the last decade and it is becoming an increasingly important part of the American healthcare infrastructure.

AspenRidge AspenRidge Virtual Care recognizes the advantages of online alcohol treatment and we are ready to provide alcohol abuse help that has proven successful for many families.

How It Virtual Addiction Treatment Works

Overdrinking can happen to anyone. The first step in battling alcoholism is to realize that everyone needs access to high-caliber healthcare, even—and especially—people who suffer from addiction. Fortunately, there is effective help online for alcoholics. Here are some reasons why telemedicine is the right choice if you want to reduce or stop drinking.

The use of telemedicine services for alcohol treatment is a new concept. It provides accessible and convenient quality of care at a fraction of the cost of residential inpatient treatment programs. AspenRidge Virtual Care provides therapy for alcohol addiction by connecting patients with our multidisciplinary team of physicians, therapists, and case managers. Patients looking for professional healthcare treatment can find the help they need 24/7 via the internet and from the comfort of their own homes.

A 2015 study by Harvard University researchers found that out of the 121 minutes people typically take to see a doctor for an appointment—including traveling to the doctor’s office, waiting to see the doctor, and actually having the appointments. This often leaves clients with less time to consult with their providers and receive the best treatment possible while still maintaining day-to-day responsibilities like home life and work. Further, most rehab facilities are expensive. At thousands of dollars per month, many require you to spend a month or more away from your job and your family, making it difficult to afford quality care. Alcohol abuse treatment online eliminates most of these extra expenses and makes help much more affordable and accessible.

If you’re looking for confidential alcohol treatment, you can hardly do better than telemedicine. Since you can do the whole thing from an app on your phone, on your schedule, nobody needs to know more than you want them to. Private alcohol treatment is a priority for many people. By leaving your schedule and your daily life intact, and letting you access care from the privacy of home, telemedicine makes this possible.

Top Reasons to Seek Online Alcohol Treatment

Because programs like AspenRidge Virtual Care are less disruptive and more affordable, people can generally stick with them for longer. This means that we can leave behind “quick fixes,” and focus on the kind of gradual, well-rounded, permanent change that helps people overcome substance abuse for the long run. For example, instead of forcing people to go cold-turkey on drugs and alcohol—which can be dangerous and ultimately ineffective—we offer our members telehealth conferences, the medication proven to wean them off alcohol, support group meetings, and one-on-one coaching sessions. AspenRidge AspenRidge Virtual Care program shifts the emphasis in recovery from the Alcoholics Anonymous model of penance and abstinence toward a more realistic goal: incremental improvement.

Availability

One of the biggest advantages of an online outpatient alcohol treatment is it helps prevent relapse when the patient can not physically go to the therapist, according to a study from the British Journal of Psychology. The patient may get support from the online therapy session on a 24/7 basis from qualified licensed professionals.

Accessibility

Online addiction treatment can bring about real-time, on-the-spot counseling, especially for emergency situations when the patient is in desperate need to talk to someone. An advantage of using an online platform is that the patient is not limited to in-person consultations that require advanced scheduling and travel time.

Privacy

At AspenRidge AspenRidge Virtual Care, our online alcohol counseling services are private and confidential in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which provides guidelines to keep all patient information private and encrypted.

Effectiveness

At AspenRidge Virtual Care, we use a combination of medications, behavioral therapy, counseling, and case management services to effectively and safely manage our patients’ needs. Our addiction treatment online is designed to reduce cravings, ease withdrawal symptoms, and decrease the compulsion to drink or use alcohol.

Individualized

Every patient is unique, so to embark on a patient’s journey to recovery we begin by determining their individual difficulties, experiences, and feelings towards alcohol use. Our therapists then create a personalized treatment plan to address and manage a patient’s alcohol use disorder (AUD) and any other assessed areas in need of treatment. We believe that providing high-quality, integrated care like this is the best way to help patients recover.

Through the use of technology and digital tools, we can help provide continuing aftercare services to those who have received in-person treatment or begin the treatment process for those who have not received prior care. For many patients isolated at home from friends, family, and treatment an online alcohol rehab program can provide an outlet for patients to connect with therapists, case managers, doctors, and their peers through individual and group therapy sessions.

We highly encourage patients’ family members to participate in family therapy sessions if possible. Patients who are trying to cope and recover need all the support they can get from their loved ones. Additionally, family members may have suffered from your addiction as well. Understanding the process of recovery and participating in therapy sessions can help family members cope with mental health issues stemming from alcohol abuse.

AspenRidge AspenRidge Virtual Care – Online Alcohol Rehab

At AspenRidge Virtual Care online alcohol treatment, our programs are tailored to each individual’s needs. Patients are assigned a licensed therapist, and case manager, who will be there to guide them every step of the way throughout their recovery journey. Clients may devise their own unique schedule with their therapist in order to make the recovery process as convenient as possible. Therapy sessions can be held via our HIPPA compliant tele-video meetings. For as long as there is a strong internet connection, our patients and therapists can meet through our secure telemedicine platform.

• Assessing if a patient is ready for the treatment
• Evaluating the patient’s mental and physical behavior
• Developing a treatment and recovery plan for the patient
• Evaluating the effectiveness of the therapy
• Recommending the patient to other experts, if necessary

One major difference between in-person and online therapy sessions is that patient privacy and confidentiality are well maintained. This is because your visit with the physician or counselor is performed online as opposed to treatment in a busy outpatient clinic or rehabilitation center. Patients can easily integrate therapeutic services into their daily lives via our online telemedical treatment platform. Additionally, this is especially useful during the COVID-19 pandemic when physical distancing is crucial for the protection of both the patient and the therapist.

For more information on AspenRidge AspenRidge Virtual Care programs contact us today 24/7 at 720-650-8055.